Overview
Systems Technologist - Bakkavor Barton Bread
Location: Bakkavor Barton Bread, Barton-Upon-Humber, DN18 5RT. Site Based. Shift pattern: Monday to Friday 08:30 - 17:00. Salary: GBP29,000 - GBP33,000 depending on experience plus benefits. Contract: Permanent. Ways of Working: Site Based.
Why join us? We're ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The fast-paced, high-pressure environment of our 24/7 operation keeps us agile and offers a wide range of career opportunities to explore. We encourage everyone to push their limits, work hard, and demonstrate resilience. And it\'s thrilling. Because by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, we\'ll continue to diversify, grow as individuals, and succeed together. We\'re proud to offer you a career with significant potential for development.
What we do We are the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry, supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury\'s and Waitrose. This role is at our Bakkavor Bread site based in Barton-Upon-Humber, close to the Humber Bridge. The factory specialises in making chilled speciality baguettes at high volumes and employs over 150 people. The site is 14 miles from Hull, 16 miles from Scunthorpe and 24 miles from Grimsby.
About the role
As a Quality Systems Technologist you will provide technical expertise to our customers, suppliers and across the business, advising on legal, safety and quality standards and providing specialist technical support to all functions. You will support the administrative aspect of the Technical Department, taking responsibility for the day-to-day management and maintenance of some or all of the following: QMS, HACCP, Technical Reports, Non-Conformance Logs, complaints, microbiological & nutritional surveillance; this work includes data entry, trending, information requests, coordination of actions, change management procedures and communication to relevant parties.
Role Accountabilities
* Ensuring effective, professional, timely customer communication. Contributing to customer audits and visits. Communicating relevant information into the relevant governance forums.
* Conducting audits as part of the internal QMS. Trend actions and non-conformances and report into the relevant forums. Work with the Technical management team and communicate outstanding areas & additions to standards to ensure compliance with all current relevant standards, COP and legislation.
* Working with the team to ensure all changes associated with launches, delists and promo activities are implemented without disruption to support the operation teams and achieve the correct deadlines.
* Deputising and supporting others in the Technical team in all tasks as required and being flexible to cover different work; involved in projects as requested.
* Operating in a safe working manner and supporting the site on continuous improvements relating to health and safety.
* Controlling and issuing technical documentation to the factory and ensuring it is up to date and displayed correctly.
About you
* You will have good IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office.
* Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a team as well as on own initiative; keen eye for detail and able to communicate effectively.
* Ideally experience in a similar role within the food industry and experience in internal auditing; ability to solve problems and offer solutions. However not essential.
* A Level 2 Food Safety/HACCP would be beneficial but not a necessity.
What you\'ll receive
As an equal opportunity employer, we\'re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. We work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
* Life Assurance (1 x salary)
* 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
* Staff Shop
* Stakeholder Pension Scheme
* MyBargains Discount Platform
* Personal Accident Insurance
* Free Independent Mortgage Advice
* Employee Assistance Programme
* A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
* Discounted tutoring for children
* Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
* Free Carparking
Proud to be Bakkavor. We\'re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry, supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury\'s and Waitrose. We\'re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business. Come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!
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